In a city and a region where handball is a tradition of excellence, the University Sport Committee wishes to bring its contribution by valorising meetings, exchanges, conviviality and open-mind attitudes towards Europe and the World. We expect that up to 16 men and 12 women teams will participate.

The organising committee has postponed the deadline for the General Entry Form. European teams are now allowed to apply for the championship until june 5th 2006.

ECFS2 (2nd European Conference on Filtration and Separation) will be held in Compiegne under the responsibility of the Filtration and Separation Working Party of European Federation of Chemical Engineering, Filtration Society, French Society “Génie de Procédés Industriels” and French Filtration Society, Pôle Régional “Génie des Procédés”, Institut de la Filtration et des Techniques Séparatives Liquide-Solide, University of Techology of Compiegne.

Emergent technologies (field assisted : electrical, magnetic, acoustic, vibrational methods in separation processes, and in pre-treatment / post-treatment operations ; bio- and chemical enhancement / coagulation and flocculation) New filtration and separation applications (in, for example, water and waste water treatment, paper making, chemical and food industries) The official language will be English

The Conference includes 3 types of presentation :

Invited papers on the main topics of the conference selected by the Scientific Committee Oral presentations Posters

Proceedings

The Conference Proceedings will include the papers accepted by the Scientific Committee.Selected papers from the Conference will be published in FILTRATION the international journal for filtration and separation).

Authors have to follow these instructions.

Registration fees

Standard registration (before 30 July 2006 ) : 350 euros Late registration (after 30 July 2006 ) : 390 euros Students (incl. PhD students) : 180 euros The registration fee includes attendance at all scientific sessions, the full proceedings of the conference, mid-session coffee breaks, lunches 12 and 13 October, cocktail at the City Hall and the dinner on Thursday evening.

SDA 101 KOSTELECKE HORKY I 12/04 - 29/04 Work: Outdoors - reconstruction of the former animal stable house to leisure and training centre, various spring works in the garden. Indoors – renovation work on our training centre building (e.g. windows painting) The work schedule may change.

sda 102 TvaroZnA Lhota I 24/04 – 08/05 Work: picking up herbs for infusion production (local NGO product – herbal teas), terrain work outdoors in children educational and tourist centre in a village vicinity, preparation for the opening of the local rural centre “salas Travicna” for the new season.

sda 103 KOSTELECKE HORKY II 29/05 - 15/06 Work: Outdoors - various works in the garden and fields (e.g. hay making, herbs picking), reconstruction of the former animal stable house to leisure and training centre. Indoors – renovation work on our training centre building (e.g. wall painting). The work schedule may change.

SDA 107 BOHUSLAVICE 10/07-31/07 Work: Volunteers will help to reconstruct the former watermill into the cultural centre and museum. They are welcome to use their own artistic ideas (e.g. in painting the walls)

SDA 108 OLBRAMOV 17/7-31/7 Work: Reconstruction of an old church and cemetary in a village of Slavice and archeological works on a hill of Krasikov on the place of a medieval castle.

SDA 109 TVAROZNA LHOTA II 17/07-31/07 Work: manual work outdoors - help in a farm construction, help with activities for public on the farm, picking of herbs for a local herbal tea.

SDA 110 SEDLEC-PRCICE 31/07-14/08 Work: Volunteers will help with the last reconstructions , paintings and cleaning of the Atelier. They will also work on the relaxation garden (e.g. planting trees)

SDA 111 PILNIKOV 27/08-10/09 Work: Renovation of the old cemetery wall, cleaning the village parks

SDA 112 DYSINA 28/08-15/09 Work: There will be a big culture festival in the village, volunteers will help with technical organization. Also some garden works in the natural park Arboretum are planned.

SDA 113 TvaroZNA lhota III 07/09 – 24/09 Work: herb collection, collection of special local berries for making tea and local brandy. Terrain work on outdoors children centre (farm with sheep).

SDA 114 KOSTELECKE HORKY III 20/09-06/10 Work: Autumn gardening, collecting of fruits and preparing products (apple juice). Work for village benefit: cleaning of the public areas, wood making for winter, reconstruction work in a Centre.

SDA 202 hartenberg I 01/07 – 15/07 Work: work within the castle area: removing rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of the paths and castle environment. Demanding manual work.

SDA 203 cimburk I 02/07 – 17/07 Work: You will help with securing castle statics. Kind of work is various: clearing walls from vegetation, building walls of stone, painting, auxiliary building activities, sorting archeological material.

SDA 204 VALDSTEJNSKA LODZIE 08/07-23/07 RENO/ENVI 10+2 Work:. Early baroque lodge from 1628 with also early baroque park around – volunteers will help in the park, caring for trees and plants, cleaning of the river forest.

SDA 205 MIKULCICE 09/07-22/07 Work: Archaeological digs in frame of archaeological research of Czech Academy of Science. Period of digs – 8.-9. century. Work includes also terrain arrangements of the area of National Cultural Monument "Valy" near Mikulcice.

SDA 207 HARTENBERG II 15/07-29/7 Work: work within the castle area: removing rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of the paths and castle environment. Demanding manual work.

SDA 208 KYNZVART 15/07-28/07 Work: work within the castle park, revitalisation of a park brook, cleaning of historical stairs, repairs of and old green house, cutting out invasive plants, removing wood after the calamity.

SDA 209 GRABSTEJN 17/07-30/07

Work: Work is manual! Volunteers will work 7 hours per day in the castle park. Cutting and removing of the invasive vegetation within the castle park, cleaning, arranging of the park paths, building work. Less work in castle itself.

SDA 210 HOLESOV 21/07-04/08 Work: Within former Jewish cemetery, removing of invasive plants and bushes, cleaning of the spot, help with technical preparation of the festival of Jewish culture in Holesov.

SDA 211 ZUBRNICE railway 23/07-06/08 Work: Manual work on railway, painting (carriages, railway building), work around railway (scything).Note that the work is rather hard and we require highly motivated volunteers who are interested in the topic. The motivation letter is required.

SDA 212 HARTENBERG III ART 29/07-12/08 Work: Art work within the castle area: volunteers are welcome to use their fantasy to decorate the castle. This project is recommended to art feeling volunteers.

MS02 AABENRAA PICNIC HUT AABENRAA 24/06- 08/07 CONS 12 VOLS 18+ WORK: The volunteers will construct a large picnic hut at a nature school in the woods of Aabenraa. The picnic hut will become a place where local youth can meet and enjoy themselves and do various activities close to nature, and even stay overnight. Free time activities could include: Kayaking, seal watching safari, and a visit to a pre-historic Viking centre, visit to Graasten Castle, plus a one-day trip to the island of Aeroe, which is the site of the world’s largest solar cell energy facility. There will also be time for visits to private Danish homes and shopping in nearby cities.

MS03 VINGSTED IRON AGE VEJLE 08/07–22/07 ARCH/CONS 13 VOLS 18+ WORK: The Vingsted Historical Workshop is a culture activity and teaching centre owned and run the county of Vejle. Vingsted Historical Workshop is divided into two sections – The Iron Age environment and Vingsted Mill, an old restored mill farm. Both are situated in beautiful scenic surroundings. Through the past 27 years a number of houses have been erected in the iron-age environment. Here school classes come to spend a few days living and working like people would have done during the Iron Age. The Vingsted Mill contains workshops for old crafts like blacksmith, wood, textiles and pottery. The Mill is hosting a range of teaching activities. All activities of the workcamp will take part in the Iron Age environment, where workcamps in 2004 and 2005 have started the reconstruction of a manor farm consisting of 3 great long houses. The workshop will supply the necessary tools and instruction on how to use them and how to do the work. The concrete work projects will be: 1) Furnishing and decorating the living rooms and the gathering/ceremonial room. 2) Making clay walls. 3) Cutting wood for the pillars in the construction. The 3 work projects can be fitted to the participants’ technical skills, physical condition and stamina.

MS04 FAIR TRADE FESTIVAL ROENNE 09/07-23/07 STUDY/FEST 12 VOLS 18+ WORK: Practical assistance with the events (concerts etc.) at a Fair Trade estival at Bornholm, Denmark. The festival started in 2005 and was a major success. Several Danish and foreign world music and rock bands performed, and large sales of fair trade products from esp. Africa were carried out. The camp will contain a major study part about issues of fair trade and trade policies, global justice and the role of labor unions in creating the Danish welfare state, also since the sponsor of the camp is the large Danish labor union 3F There will be visits to companies, meetings with labor unions and politicians

MS05 NAESBY IRON AGE ODENSE 23/07-05/08 ARCH/CONS 18 VOLS 18+ WORK: The iron-age village is a historical workshop, with reconstructed houses and environment, where schoolchildren come to try their hands at iron-age crafts and to experience what everyday life was like 2000 years ago. We will create a courtyard surrounding the recently constructed smithy, by building fences of intertwined branches. We will also renovate the reconstructed sacrificial place of the village to make it even more historically correct. When possible we will use tools in keeping with the iron-ages. The work will take place under skilled supervision.

MS06 VESTPARK FESTIVAL LANGAA 25/07– 08/08 FEST 10 VOLS 18+ WORK: The Vestpark Festival is a small, non profit, 3 day music festival that takes place every year in the little town Langaa. The music is rock, folk and jazz. Normally there is also a play for the smallest children. During the 3 days 5-600 people visit the festival. This workcamp is organized in cooperation with the group of local volunteers who are organizing the festival. Volunteers will work together with the festival people on preparing the festival area, setting up fences and tents, podium etc. During the festival they will take part in cooking, selling tickets, helping the bands, cleaning etc. and cleaning and storing the equipment after the festival. During the 3-day festival, working hours will be long. The other working days the work will be 3-4 hours, and there will be various social events, such as tours to see the surroundings, nearby cities and museums; a football match (Team the World vs. Langaa) and canoeing trips.

MS01 TINGBJERG KIDS COPENHAGEN 23/06-07/07 KIDS/SOCI 8 VOLS 18+ WORK: Many of the residents in the Tingbjerg-Utterslevhuse area are children (33%) with a non-Danish cultural background (Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan, Yugoslavia, Morocco, and Lebanon). Most of the children come from families with unemployed parents that speak poor Danish. These families have no network and very little connection to Danish society in general. The children do not belong to a peer-group and drift around, especially during the summer vacation. They miss the opportunities to join networks and groups that could create the references they need to really become integrated in the community. We think that the ethnic diversity is a resource and we want to highlight that in this project. The aim is to give the children shared experiences and insight into games, music, food and movement from different cultures. To give the participants an opportunity to discover what they have in common and how they are different through working together and to form a network outside school. Furthermore, many of these children desperately need positive interaction with adults. They need to experience that grown-ups can be there for them. We don't expect their lives to change overnight, but we do expect them to get a more nuanced picture of grown-ups. After the last two years of summer activities, we have experienced closer contact and the children have been more open to taking part in different activities.

MS02 AABENRAA PICNIC HUT AABENRAA 24/06- 08/07 CONS 12 VOLS 18+ WORK: The volunteers will construct a large picnic hut at a nature school in the woods of Aabenraa. The picnic hut will become a place where local youth can meet and enjoy themselves and do various activities close to nature, and even stay overnight. Free time activities could include: Kayaking, seal watching safari, and a visit to a pre-historic Viking centre, visit to Graasten Castle, plus a one-day trip to the island of Aeroe, which is the site of the world’s largest solar cell energy facility. There will also be time for visits to private Danish homes and shopping in nearby cities.

MS03 VINGSTED IRON AGE VEJLE 08/07–22/07 ARCH/CONS 13 VOLS 18+ WORK: The Vingsted Historical Workshop is a culture activity and teaching centre owned and run the county of Vejle. Vingsted Historical Workshop is divided into two sections – The Iron Age environment and Vingsted Mill, an old restored mill farm. Both are situated in beautiful scenic surroundings. Through the past 27 years a number of houses have been erected in the iron-age environment. Here school classes come to spend a few days living and working like people would have done during the Iron Age. The Vingsted Mill contains workshops for old crafts like blacksmith, wood, textiles and pottery. The Mill is hosting a range of teaching activities. All activities of the workcamp will take part in the Iron Age environment, where workcamps in 2004 and 2005 have started the reconstruction of a manor farm consisting of 3 great long houses. The workshop will supply the necessary tools and instruction on how to use them and how to do the work. The concrete work projects will be: 1) Furnishing and decorating the living rooms and the gathering/ceremonial room. 2) Making clay walls. 3) Cutting wood for the pillars in the construction. The 3 work projects can be fitted to the participants’ technical skills, physical condition and stamina.

MS04 FAIR TRADE FESTIVAL ROENNE 09/07-23/07 STUDY/FEST 12 VOLS 18+ WORK: Practical assistance with the events (concerts etc.) at a Fair Trade Festival at Bornholm, Denmark. The festival started in 2005 and was a major success. Several Danish and foreign world music and rock bands performed, and large sales of fair trade products from esp. Africa were carried out. The camp will contain a major study part about issues of fair trade and trade policies, global justice and the role of labor unions in creating the Danish welfare state, also since the sponsor of the camp is the large Danish labor union 3F There will be visits to companies, meetings with labor unions and politicians

MS05 NAESBY IRON AGE ODENSE 23/07-05/08 ARCH/CONS 18 VOLS 18+ WORK: The iron-age village is a historical workshop, with reconstructed houses and environment, where schoolchildren come to try their hands at iron-age crafts and to experience what everyday life was like 2000 years ago. We will create a courtyard surrounding the recently constructed smithy, by building fences of intertwined branches. We will also renovate the reconstructed sacrificial place of the village to make it even more historically correct. When possible we will use tools in keeping with the iron-ages. The work will take place under skilled supervision.

MS06 VESTPARK FESTIVAL LANGAA 25/07– 08/08 FEST 10 VOLS 18+ WORK: The Vestpark Festival is a small, non profit, 3 day music festival that takes place every year in the little town Langaa. The music is rock, folk and jazz. Normally there is also a play for the smallest children. During the 3 days 5-600 people visit the festival. This workcamp is organized in cooperation with the group of local volunteers who are organizing the festival. Volunteers will work together with the festival people on preparing the festival area, setting up fences and tents, podium etc. During the festival they will take part in cooking, selling tickets, helping the bands, cleaning etc. and cleaning and storing the equipment after the festival. During the 3-day festival, working hours will be long. The other working days the work will be 3-4 hours, and there will be various social events, such as tours to see the surroundings, nearby cities and museums; a football match (Team the World vs. Langaa) and canoeing trips.

SEEDS 01 Suðureyri 22/05 - 05/06 ENVI / AGRI 18+ 12 vols WORK / PROJECT: We will start cooperating with the local community of Suðureyri and the development of the area to attract more visitors to this remote place in the Icelandic Western Fjords. Volunteers will work preparing and putting up guiding signs, marking the attractions in the area and setting up a camping-site. Additional to that, volunteers might have the opportunity to work on a vegetable garden. SPECIAL REMARKS / EXTRAS: Participation fee EUR 80,-

SEEDS 02 Þórsmörk & Landmannalaugar 05/06-16/06 ENVI/CONS 18+ 10 Vols WORK / PROJECT: At this project we will cooperate with Icelandic touring/hiking associations and volunteers’ task will be mainly focused on construction, maintenance and marking of walking paths and hiking trails. Additional work might include maintenance of the mountain huts administrated by the associations in the Icelandic highlands. The first week will be spent in Þórsmörk and the second one in Landmannalaugar. SPECIAL REMARKS / EXTRAS: Participation fee EUR 100,-. Remote places located in natural reserved areas of extreme beauty.

SEEDS 03 Öxarfjörður 16/06 - 30/06 ENVI 18+ 10 Vols WORK / PROJECT: Seeds, SEE beyonD borderS, cooperates with the local county in the North East of Iceland developing projects on environmental and nature-related issues. Volunteers will work mainly in three different tasks: First: Cleaning-up the coastline; due to drift currents, sea waste and big amounts of timber originally from Siberia come ashore in the area, our project will focus on this task. Second: Marking and maintenance of hiking paths; and third reforestation and erosion control work in the area, basically planting trees. SPECIAL REMARKS / EXTRAS: Participation fee EUR100,-.

SEEDS 04 Reykjavík & Þórsmörk 02/07 – 16/07 ENVI 8 Vols WORK / PROJECT: Volunteers will work in the surrounding area of the Icelandic capital and one of its suburbs –Hafnarfjörður- during the first week of the project and then will move to Þórsmörk. In the first part of the project we will work tiding up the forest area, planting trees as maintaining and marking walking paths. During the second part, volunteers will basically perform reforestation tasks in Þórsmörk and will work on the hiking trails in the area. SPECIAL REMARKS / EXTRAS: Participation fee EUR 140,-. Free entrance to the local swimming pool will be provided and excursions in the city will be arranged for participants in the workcamp.

SEEDS 05 Hvammstangi 12/07 – 26/07 ARTS / ENVI 18+ 8 Vols WORK / PROJECT: Seeds Iceland cooperates with the local communities in the county of HúnaÞing Vestra. We will work during a youth arts festival held in Hvammstangi and also with the local office in charge of environmental matters. Volunteers with any kind of artistic skills are more than welcome and the organizers of the festival will try to involve them in the programme of its activities. Volunteers will work also planting trees and maintaining hiking trails in the area.

SEEDS 06 Sólheimar 19/07 – 02/08 ENVI / AGRI 18+ 12 Vols WORK / PROJECT: Volunteers will have the opportunity to work in the Eco-village of Sólheimar in two main sections: Either working with the forestry department of Ölur or in the vegetable organic-growing greenhouses of Sunna. At Ölur, the forestry, the work will range from taking care and transplanting trees to actual reforestation work in the surrounding area.

present the inaugural QSSR conference Alternative Expressions of the Numinous

Date: Friday 18 - Sunday 20 August 2006

Venue: School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics,

University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane,

Australia

Website: http://www.uq.edu.au/hprc/?page=45544

Conference Chairs:

Helen FarleyDanielle Kirby, and Julie Washington

Confirmed Speakers:

Professor Emeritus Philip C. Almond

Selected books: The Witches of Warboys: An Elizabethan Story of Bewitchment (forthcoming)Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England (2004)Rudolph Otto: An Introduction to his Philosophical Theology (1984)Associate Professor Lynne Hume

Selected books: Popular Spiritualities: The Politics of Contemporary Enchantment (co-editor) (forthcoming)Anthropologists in the Field: Cases in Participant Observation (co-editor) (2004)Ancestral Power: The Dreaming, Consciousness and Aboriginal Australians (2002)Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia (1997)

The Queensland Society for the Study of Religion (QSSR) is an incorporated not-for-profit association dedicated to fostering the interdisciplinary academic study of religion. It publishes a twice-yearly, peer-reviewed journal, Khthónios. A special issue of Khthónios will be published containing selected conference proceedings. Participants will also be invited to submit their papers to the Journal of Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies.

Straight Out of Brisbane (or "SOOB") is a festival of independent and emerging arts, culture and ideas. The festival runs this year from August 15th to 20th in Brisbane, Australia's 3rd largest city. Former speakers and performers include hip-hop artist Buck 65, religious renegade John Safran, political blogger Tim Blair and crikey.com.au political correspondent, Cristian Kerr.

Colliers International is proud to have and nurture the largest and most professional team in Bucharest. Our experts are trained to provide prime quality consultancy in all segments of the commercial real estate.

Colliers International Romania is looking for motivated and diligent department assistants to be responsible for organizing and supporting the work of the divisions of the company. Your main objective will be to take on the responsibility for preparing activity reports and client presentations and coordinating all administrative activity of the department.

The New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania -, announces the Europa Fellowship Program, sponsored by the VolkswagenStiftung (Hannover, Germany).

The program targets especially researchers and academics from South-Eastern Europe. Applications from young Western scholars working on South-Eastern Europe are also welcome. Applicants must be doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D. title.

Duration of the Fellowship: a full academic year (10 months, October through July); one-term fellowships (October through February, or March through July) can also be considered.

Location: the New Europe College in Bucharest.

The Fellowship consists of: a monthly stipend of 600 Euro (tax free), accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship, as well as for season holidays. Fellows who choose to stay for the whole academic year are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2 560 Euro for transportation, accommodation, and per diem).

The Fellows will be invited as members of a team, working in the framework of a research theme entitled Traditions of the New Europe. A Pre-history of the European Integration in South-Eastern Europe. Each Fellow is expected to pursue his/her own research project, and to take part in scientific events related to the project, and in other events organized by the New Europe College. Fellows are expected to hand us at the end of their Fellowship a paper representing the result of their research work, to be included in a NEC publication.

Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of English is desirable.

The application must include a project addressing research questions related to the project. The deadline for sending the completed application is July 10, 2006. The applications will be evaluated by the Scientific Board of the NEC. We will get in touch with the applicants concerning the results of the evaluation process.

The application form and additional information on the Program and on the New Europe College can be downloaded from: www.nec.ro

Welcome to Global Unificationwww.globalunification.com for advancing humanity. Global Unification is a privately funded, volunteer organization with Its headquarter in Australia. It's main objective is to empower the third world countries in Development matters and then create harmony between the developing and the developed countries thusadvancing humanity.

Why Global Unification in Asia?In order to achieve this vision, GU has a appointed a Director of Affairs for each of the continents. Each Continent Director is directly Concerned with thedevelopment of its continent and how to link up in harmony with the other continents.www.globalunification.com

Why you need to be a part of Global Unification?With the current challenges faced by our World Leaders to bring an end To poverty in the 21st Century, Global Unification is inviting professionals, like you, tojoin Global Unification where you can display your professional credentials and the services you provide to the International Community as well as the expansion of Global Unification in the Asian continent. If you believe your services can make adifference, then please join us and help us in our campaign of Asian common issues.www.globalunification.com

How can we support to ADVANCING HUMANITY by involving in Global Unification ?We can see there are so many non Asian people are working for Asian People as donor, volunteer, experts or development partners. We Asians also have such capabilities and qualities to work for our home continent. Global Unification Asia is initiative of Asians. We can jointly work with regional organizations eg. SAARC, AASEAN, APEC etc.

Global Unification Asia gladly welcomes Asian professionals in the organization to discuss and highlight the common Asian issues which can really supports to uplift human life in the developing world.

Please go through www.globalunification.com and write to Director for Asia.

May 30, 2006

The Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies is a forum of intellectual discussions and research as well as a platform of training and upgrading for undergraduates and young professionals from both western and eastern countries.

One of the Institute’s constant themes of research and debate has been the European integration viewed as a particularly dynamic and challenging process. The topic has been explored for the last 12 years under the form of summer schools organized by the Institute in cooperation with the Black Sea University Foundation and later on with the European Cultural Centre, Bucharest at Mangalia and Vama Veche in Romania.

The 2006 seminar looks into the question whether there are, can and should be common values for the upcoming Europe, i.e. the European Union and beyond. Should the Europeans strive for a common ethos giving the continent a genuine impetus in its political, economic and social endeavours? How far will these values be different from those in other places of the world and how far will they be compatible with those? To what degree is the past of any guidance? Is it wise to have such a debate on values or might such an effort even prove counterproductive in the longer term? How far can a value debate contribute to the shaping of a common identity and thus also to the definition of a possible future role for Europe in the international system?

Organized by the:

Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies Black Sea University FoundationEuropean Cultural Centre, Bucharest

Application deadline 10 iulie

VENUE

The course will be held at Vama Veche, a youth holiday village, which is situated at about 50 km south of Constantza, the main Romanian port on the Black Sea coast.

Access ways:

by air: Mihail Kogălniceanu airport of Constantza; transfer by bus/taxi (80 km) by car: E60, E70, E81, E87 by train: railway station at Constantza or Mangalia; transfer by bus

The cost of 365 Euro includes participation fee, accommodation in double rooms with own bathroom and all meals.

The working language is English.

Application deadline: 10 July 2006

The environment

The weather at this time of the year is particularly nice and warm at the seaside. The sun is shining on the wide beach of Vama Veche, and the water temperature is well above 200 C, inviting to swimming parties. Besides, the Black Sea shore landscape is delightful, with large orchards and vineyards. Mangalia, the nearest town, whose ancient name is Callatis, boasts vestiges since the age of the Hellenic colonization in the 6th century BC through the times of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rules.

For more information on the programme, you may like to contact:

Mrs. Maria Popescu, Executive Director

European Cultural Centre, Bucharest

49-51, Sf. Voievozi St., apt. 16

Bucharest-1, Romania

Tel./fax:+4021-3198145;tel.:+4021-3193280

E-mail: cti@clicknet.ro

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

students, young researchers and professionals interested in the topic representatives of higher educat-ion, of specialized institutions, of political parties, of NGO’s, of the mass-media MAIN SPEAKERS

This subject is one of the major priorities for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM). The European Board of PRM has supported the project of the Université de la Méditerranée, Marseilles in the organisation of this teaching programme.

Why should PRM doctors study posture and movement ?

There has been a drammatic increase in the number of peoples with motor disabilities.New tools and methods to quantify posture and movement have been developing over recent years. Knowledge of these new tools and methods is indispensable in analysing problems of standing, walking, reaching and grasping, in order to prescribe and evaluate rehabilitation programmes, orthotics and prosthetics, functional surgery in peoples with motor Disabilities.

Who is involved in the European School Marseilles and who are the members of the organising committee?

Alain Delarque professor of PRM is lead of the European School Marseilles. The organising committee is composed of clinicians and scientists : professors André Bardot and Jean-Michel Viton, Serges Mesure, Laurent Bensoussan, Reinoud Bootsma and Michel Lacour.

What’s the teaching programme about?

The European School Marseilles will highlight the latest advances in physiology of posture and movement, will review new tools and new methods in laboratory and clinical evaluation of posture and movement and ambulatory monitoring of mobility. Modellisation and simulation of movement will also be included and clinicians will cover the results of posture and movement evaluation in peoples with motor disabilities.

Why is the teaching programme in English?

Because international journals and events use English as the common language, it is essential to know technical English. The European School Marseilles will allow you to enrich your vocabulary on posture and movement. Every effort will be made to make lectures easily understood. Students will receive abstracts before each session and key words will be explained. Lecturers will speak slowly and will be willing to go over points during their lecture.

Who is the teaching programme for ?

European School Marseilles is for trainees in PRM. If registered with the European Board of PRM (http://univweb.pharoweb.univ-mrs.fr/PRM/), registration fees will be waived. Those living outside France (in a limited number) will not have to pay accommodation.

The European School Marseilles is also for established specialists in PRM, with special rates for Board certified doctors.

Will there be an examination?

Yes for those who wish to take one. On passing, they will receive a certificate.

A certificate for regular attendance will be given to all others to satisfy continuing education requirements.

Hotels :Without your own transport, it is advisable to choose a city centre hotel. There are many comfortable ones in and around "Le Vieux Port", old harbour of Marseilles founded by the Greek 2 600 years ago.Hotel Hermes for example 00 33 4 96 11 63 63 is not too expansiveHotel Résidence Vieux Port 00 33 4 91 91 91 22 all the rooms look out on the old harbour!

AIEC is an Australian managed free information and counselling service for all ages wishing to study, work, travel and live in Australia. Based in Budapest but assist all over the internet and telephone.

The 4th conference of InASEA (International Association for Southeast European Anthropology) will take place in Timisoara, Romania, 24-27 May 2007 and will discuss issues of "Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe".

The Call for Papers can be downloaded athttp://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/inasea/conferences.html

Life on the shores of the Levant during the 'Age of Imperialism' has often been described, both in contemporary and historiographic assessments, as an exceptional experience. Accordingly, within the past twenty years, the Mediterranean port cities under Ottoman sovereignty have been thoroughly researched and debated. Several approaches have been employed, with deviating results. Initially, port cities drew attention because of their pivotal position in the region's economy, supposedly linking them to the 'world economy'. This interpretation was challenged for various reasons, among others, because some scholars did not see the cities under discussion as sites oriented primarily towards European or global economic activities, but as the foremost centers of the Empire, indeed as privileged sites for the consolidation of Ottoman imperial hegemony. Another strain of research dismissed both the stress on multi-national networks and on the degree of integration into the state, focusing instead on the role citizens took on in local institutions. Some of these studies even went so far as to pronounce the Levantine port cities 'models of conviviality'. These interpretations in turn received criticism on the grounds that they supposedly did not take into account the nationalist and communalist practices so prevalent in the 19th century, and that port cities were no exception. However, studies focussing primarily on the role of individuals and less on institutions have shown that city residents could navigate their social and political relations fairly untouched by state identity politics. Is there a way to meaningfully engage in a dialogue between these varied approaches that does not lead to the dead-end of simply valuing one perspective over another?

This workshop intends to use the kaleidoscope of seemingly contradictory interpretations of the late Ottoman port cities as a point of departure to open the ground for a debate which will hopefully lead to a better insight of 19th century Eastern Mediterranean urbanity. Rather than debating which discourse was predominant, we raise the question of how groups and individuals navigated between them, and made their choices utilizing a range of possibilities. It is our thesis that the competing orders did not produce neatly divided camps among the cities' populations, but rather a terrain permitting or even demanding individual interpretation and amendment. The panel aspires to bring together researchers who will present their work on port cities which were under Ottoman sovereignty for all or part of the period 1850-1922. Case studies might focus on socially or culturally defined groups within each city. Groups which have not been thoroughly studied as yet are of particular interest. But rather than just presenting micro-histories focusing on particular social practices, papers will be expected to demonstrate how these groups developed their respective varieties of urbanity in a social arena dominated by discourses on citizenship, civilization and the Empire. Could they relate these constructs to their perceptions of the city and integrate them into their practices? Or did they form negative images of the 'other' which would allow them to strengthen their own group cohesion? And how did such perceptions and reactions change over time? By raising these questions, we believe that we can build upon a historiographical tradition in order to successfully compare urban experiences between far flung locations, various social strata, and cultural as well as ethno-religious groups and reconstruct the common political and cultural space of the late Ottoman Mediterranean urbanity which makes all these experiences meaningful.

For a more detailed workshop description, practical information, and submission of abstracts/applications please go to http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/mrm2007/Index.shtml

Books and Scholarships is currently hosting the second annual Elwood Grimes Literary Scholarship and we hope that you will apply.

Books and Scholarships is dedicated to helping college students achieve their education, dreams and goals by granting various educational scholarships and awards. We also work as a publisher and provide a resource for identifying, promoting and publishing talented writers, authors, and musicians.

Merit scholarship open to all United States High School Seniors graduating in 2006 and all United States College Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors and Graduate students attending school on at least a half-time basis.

Up to $5,000 in awards depending on number of applicants and current year cash donations.

RequirementsApplicant must be at least a half-time student attending an accredited four year United States College or University during the 2006/2007 school year. Applicant must provide a letter of acceptance and/or registration from an accredited four year College or University. Applicant must submit a type written essay (no more than 500 words) on the book The Rambled Soul of a 21st Century Man. Application must be postmarked by September 30, 2006. Awards:

First Place One grand prize award winner up to $2,500. Second Place One award winner up to $1,500. Third Place One award winner up to $500. Winners will be selected and notified by October 31, 2006.

In today's competitive global world, there are only two ways to survive and thrive: "Do something better or new". But realizing or accomplishing these two is not so easy considering today's global competitive business arena characterized by constant change and uncertainty. There are many roadblocks on the way of success. The business success for the companies located in emerging markets and transition economies is far more difficult to get because the companies in such countries have to deal with many problems in unstable economies. In addition to their relatively weak market positions compared to world's incumbent multinationals, companies in emerging markets and transition economies suffer from economic and political upheavals, improper policies in business, corruption, unsatisfactory financial and banking systems, immature institutional environments, etc. Thus, surviving or thriving in business for these companies requires handling with (i) the global competition and (ii) the local challenges inherent in emerging countries and transition economies.

The conference aims at providing an academic opportunity for those who want to contribute to business life prosperity in emerging markets and transition economies like the first one organized last year.

The conference welcomes submissions of academic scholars, government experts, and all contributors from international organizations, private institutions and companies .

The conference seeks papers dealing with problems and success factors in business in emerging markets and transition economies on the following subjects:

. Common business problems and success factors related to the specific business functions, e.g. R&D, procurement, production, management, finance, accounting, human resources, marketing, sales, distribution, customer service, etc. . Business problems brought by transition in Newly Independent Countries (NICs) . Social responsibilities of companies and their functions on solving problems like poverty, education, health, etc. . Sound business strategies of the success . Information technologies . Opportunities and threats of internationalization & globalization . Banking and financial system development . Business ethics and its effect on business . Corruption and Business: Advantage or Drawback? . Relations between business and politics . Integration challenges and their effects on business . Entrepreneurial challenges . Small business development practices . Economic growth and its implications . Development of institutional environment and its implications . Organizational theory and structure challenges . Foreign direct investment characteristics, etc.

All the papers presented at the conference will also be published in the conference proceedings.

For all inquiries, contact Ibrahim KELES (conference coordinator) at mancon@iaau.edu.kg

Submission . Submissions should include in word or pdf formats:

1) Title of the paper, Abstract (not more than 350 words; please pay attention to provide a title and an abstract in line with each other, and the abstract should be informative for non-specialists), Key words (up to 5-6 ), Full names and affiliation of all authors, Corresponding author's name, full postal address, telephone number, fax number, email address

2) Resume(s) of the participant(s)

. Submissions are accepted in English, Russian, Kyrgyz, and Turkish languages . Panels, roundtables and individual submissions are accepted. . Proposals have to be emailed as attachments in word format to Ibrahim KELES (conference coordinator) at mancon@iaau.edu.kg , before September 1, 2006

Conference fee is 50USD, for local participants it is 500 KGSom. Participants will be informed how to transfer the amount.

Funding and Accommodation We regret that we cannot offer any funding for international travel expenditures. As to accommodation, the participants will be given rooms at the university's guest house (for three days).

Paper format . All papers should be double-spaced with 11 font size (Times New Roman) . Margins should be (4.00) at the top and left, (2.5cm) at the bottom and right . Limits: Approximately 20 pages. If your paper is longer than these limits, we recommend you to shorten it before the submission.

Enjoy Your Future Koszeg Team (www.enjoyyourfuture.org) will like to bring your attention on the 11th Annual Savaria International Summer University which will take place in Koszeg Hungary between 26th of June and 7th of July, 2006.

REINVENTING EUROPE: CHALLENGES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PERSPECTIVES

From June 26th through July 7th a wide array of academics, professionals andstudents will convene in Koszeg Hungary to reflect upon the progress of European integration, the role of Europe in the world and prospectives for the future.

Along with the rich academic program, the participants will experience the atmosphere of a medieval town shaped by the footprint of the Iron Curtain and awakened by the impact of the European Union. The participants will also be provided with the opportunity to visit various regions of Western Hungary, enjoy a diversity of cultural events and will the chance to spend informal time with students from around the world.

A number of scholarships are available, so don't hesitate!!

For information about the Savaria Summer University and the application form please visit: http://www.ises.hu/sisu2006.htmlor contact: sisu2006@gmail.com

Local BEST Groups Timisoara and Veszprem are inviting students all over Europe to apply some more to their events. Both events are BEST Engineering Competitions and very cool ones also! You can apply from 29th of May til 11th of June, directly on the websites of the BEST Engineering Competitions. On the websites you will find explanations and directions on how to apply. Application will still be done by motivation letter. Here are the links to the two events websites:

The JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (JCI CYEA) is a new international award to be administered by JCI, in partnership with Flanders District of Creativity. JCI (Junior Chamber International) is the world's largest network of young leaders and entrepreneurs. As young leaders and entrepreneurs, we endeavor to find ways to recognize and support outstanding examples in these areas. This program is designed specifically to recognize, honor and celebrate exceptional young entrepreneurs and the role of creativity in their success. The competition is open to all entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 40, JCI members and non-members alike. The entry form is located on the JCI International website, www.jci.cc/cyea. A file can be downloaded to allow thinking about the participants' answers,but applications are only to be made using the online form.

We are looking for creative young entrepreneurs that have started a new business using creativity in product development, service development, and in their approach to the market. Or, they have taken an existing business and incorporated creativity to solve a problem, or change a process, to create positive change in their business operations. Your communities are full of young entrepreneurs who have used their imagination in solving problems and approaching the market. Your efforts in promoting this contest will assist in learning about, and honoring these young entrepreneurs in your community.

The rules, the online application form and all information is available:* Online at www.jci.cc/cyea (English)* Online at www.cyea.ro/download (English PPT presentation)* Over email: cyea@cyea.ro * On the phone: 0723 261109* By asking Mr. Marius SIGHETI - CYEA Program Coordinator, JCI Romania

All allowed information must be included in the pages of the nomination form supplied by the program organizers. Please respect the word limit shown at each question. All International semi-finalist contestants must be willing to travel to the JCI World Congress, and will be required to swear an affidavit attesting tothe accuracy of the information contained in their nomination form. JCI will cover the travel and accommodation for the three finalists whose businesses, and their use of creativity in their success as an entrepreneur, will be presented to the Congress, whereupon the finalists judged to be the winner will be granted the JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Award. GOOD LUCK!!!

Housing in the University dormitory From Monday 26th June to Friday 21st July. Checking out by appointment only on Friday 21st July between 8 am and 5 pm.

A single room on campus : shared shower and lavatory facilities on each floor, sheets and blankets included, breakfast not included : € 253.

A studio apartment in town : kitchenette, bathroom and a shower, sheets and blankets included, breakfast not included : 380€ (Highly recommended, most students stay here).

Bus pass for a month required : € 26.

Housing in a French family : Amounts must be paid directly to the family. From Monday 26th June to Friday 21st July, € 420 for bed , breakfast and 19 evening meals. supplement of € 4 per meal taken with the family at week-ends. EXTRA COST FOR THE STUDENT

Eating facilities on the University campus Meals at the University cafeteria everyday except on Sundays and on July 14 th. Lunch or dinner : Students under 28 years : € 2.70

Bus passes/Tramway passes for students choosing a studio (in town centre) or for housing with a family around € 26 for one month around € 12 for ten trips

Other activitiesLocal French students will be supervising activities such as french video films, rowing, swimming, night clubs, museums, trips to town, meals in french restaurants, etc...

Admission to the program 18 years or older. A student's application is confirmed upon final payment of both tuition and housing. Return as quickly as possible : - the application and pre-evaluation form, - 2 ID size photos (3cm x 3cm), No full size photographs please. - a non refundable deposit of 200 € , in the form of a " bank cheque " or money order in Euros only ( no cash accepted), made payable to Monsieur l'Agent comptable de l'Université d'Orléans. You will then receive notice of your certificate of acceptance in the program. Please note that only cheques made out in Euros will be accepted.

Payment of the outstanding balance (See Bank Account Details) The oustanding balance for courses and housing are due prior to May 31st. Send a bank cheque or money order in Euros only, made payable to Monsieur l'Agent Comptable de l'Université d'Orléans . You will then receive :

- a certificate of final acceptance into the program, - the details of your housing assignment. - specific details concerning your arrival in Orléans and the program you will follow. Cancellation and refunds- Deposit of 200€ non refundable - Before 31st May : the cost of course and the housing (single room or studio) will be refunded. - From the 1st June : no refund for tuition or housing in a studio will be made. - Up to June 24th, housing costs in a single room will be reimbursed for the full amount. - After June 24th no refund will be made. Once the student has begun the program, no refund will be given for a withdrawal. Upon your arrival in Orléans, you should present :- a piece of identification. - official proof of international medical insurance covering medical care and repatriation. For further information or enrolment, please contact : Madame Catherine COXHEAD (Assistante administrative) Madame Marie-Thérèse FARMINE (professeur) Université d'Orléans, Service des Relations Internationales, Pôle Stages et Séjours LinguistiquesBP 6749 - 45067 Orléans Cedex 2 - France Tél (33) 2 38 41 71 55 - Fax (33) 2 38 41 72 55 E- Mail : international@univ-orleans.fr

ESOF2006 is the second pan-European General Science Meeting to be held in Munich at the Forum am Deutschen Museum and the Deutsches Museum (Museumsinsel 1, 80538 Munich, Germany)from July 15th to 19th, 2006.

View the exciting programme and register now!

As the name indicates, Euroscience Open Forum was brought to life by Euroscience, a grass-roots scientific organisation founded in 1997 with over 2,000 members in 40 countries. For more information on becoming a member of Euroscience, please click here.

ESOF2006 is initiated by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.

ESOF2006 is hosted by Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD), a non-profit organisation founded by the most significant research funding organisations in Germany. WiD’s purpose is to promote interaction and dialogue between science and the general public. Each year WiD organises, among other activities, the German National Science week (Wissenschaftssommer) at various locations. During this important science festival, current issues related to scientific research are presented through exhibitions, symposia, talk shows and cultural events. In 2006 Wissenschaftssommer and ESOF will be jointly held in Munich.

The registration for ESOF2006 is handled by EUROKONGRESS. For all related questions, please contact:

30 June to 10 August 2006This year we are pleased to offer close to 140 courses over twenty seven subjects, each selected for its special interest and wide appeal.

These range from two days to five weeks in duration, with choices from introductory to more advanced levels.

Many courses can be studied for academic credit, while others are designed for those interested in developing creative, personal or professional interests.

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experiences and our student population is made up of those already studying at universities in the UK and overseas as well as professionals and independent adult learners.

For information about our range of courses see choosing a course. If you have queries about any courses or other aspects of the Summer School, please do not hesitate to contact us.

PLEASE ENROL ONLINE BEFORE YOUR COURSE/MODULE BEGINS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD VIA THE WEB FROM 24TH JUNE 2005.(https://misis.mdx.ac.uk)

Summer programmes were established at the University of Cambridge in 1923 with a view to widening participation in education. Now the Summer Schools regularly welcome around 1000 students from approximately 55 countries worldwide. Anyone over the age of 18 before the Summer School begins and fluent in English are welcome to attend these programmes. Many participants are undergraduate or graduate students, who are able to gain credit towards their studies at their home institutions. Others are teachers, faculty members or academics seeking to refresh and develop their own knowledge. Other participants, representing a broad range of professions and interests, are simply taking the opportunity to broaden their horizons and exercise their minds. Some see the Summer Schools as a useful prelude - or affordable alternative - to longer-term study abroad. Whatever your reasons for attending you will be sure to experience a challenging and fulfilling summer in Cambridge.

Every year the University of Cambridge provides two interdisciplinary International Summer Schools (Term I and Term II) alongside 4 separate special subject Summer Schools focusing on Art History, Literature, from Shakespeare to the present day, History, medieval to modern and Science as well as a programme in English Legal Methods.

International Summer School Term I 10 July - 4 August 2006 International Summer School Term II 6 - 19 August 2006 Art History Summer School 9 - 29 July 2006 Literature, Shakespeare to the present day 9 - 29 July 2006 Science Summer School 16 July - 5 August 2006 History, medieval to modern 30 July - 19 August 2006

We are very glad to invite you to participate in the 3rd edition of "Creativity" (www.creativity.gr)!

CREATIVITY 3 "Love and Unity", an intercultural youth event organized by "Kids in Action" and aiming to bring together more than 200 young people from all over the world in order to express themselves in the themes of love and unity through a variety of artistic workshops.

Find all the information related to this activity under : http://www.creativity.gr/3/opencall

Should you have any question, please write to us on: opencall@creativity.grWe want that you explode our mailbox!

Don/t hesitate to forward this email to all your contacts that might be interested !!

"Kids in Action is a non profit, non governmental, independent youth organization that activates in the fields of inclusion and participation for all,empowering and encouraging young people to pioneer in the construction of a peaceful and diversity respectful Europe of Knowledge"

IntroductionBuilding on the success of the joint EU-US Seminar on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis (FTA) in 2004, a second event is being organised for the sharing of ideas and experiences among FTA experts, practitioners, and decision-makers.

The 2006 Seminar will focus upon the “impact of FTA approaches on policy and decision-making” and will place emphasis on the delivery of concrete and valued policy outcomes and impacts from FTA activities.

The seminar intends to enlarge the geographical base of participants from that of the previous seminar. Academics, practitioners and public and private sector decision makers from Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Australasia are therefore invited to broaden the network and to increase understanding of advances in the field of FTA.

The public sector, Participants with an interest in business and other non-governmental FTA activities, and Those active in areas where FTA tools and approaches have been newly-applied. The Seminar organisers are particularly interested in receiving abstracts concerning FTA adaptations to decision-making contexts in developing countries. The Seminar will cover two full days, during which time, papers and multimedia e-posters will be presented. This announcement includes a call for paper and e-poster abstracts within four relevant themes, the details of which can be found in this web site.

The Seminar will also involve considerable “workshop” activity. In particular, specific issue-oriented working groups will meet and report back on recommendations to advance the FTA community and its processes.

There is a major concern that we should increase our knowledge of the effect of the environment on health Epidemiological studies suggest that numerous diseases are associated with noise, non-ionizing and ionizing radiations, airbone particles from industry and transport, dioxins, PCB, pesticides, endocrine disruptors and many other physical, chemical and biological pollutants. Toxicology and environmental medicine are necessary to provide causal evidences and to evaluate the hazards posed by these pollutants. The aim of this conference is to investigate the molecular mechanisms of health problems which are suspected to be triggered by environmental factors. They include cancers, allergies, auto immune and degenerative diseases, aging, effects on fertility and reproduction as well as effects on the nervous system. We hope to bring researchers up to date on the mechanisms of the effects of these environmental factors at both cellular and molecular levels as well as on the whole organism.

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